On cooperation of the Republic of Tajikistan with the Republic of Uzbekistan

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan were established on October 22, 1992.

Since June 1993, the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan has been functioning in Tashkent.

Since May 2021, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Republic of Uzbekistan is Rahmonzoda Abdujabbor Aziz.

Since May 15, 1998, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan has been functioning in Dushanbe.

Since 2018, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Tajikistan is Shaismatov Ergash Rahmatullaevich.

 The treaty-legal base of the two countries consists of about 211 agreements and treaties signed at the interstate, intergovernmental and interagency levels, the fundamental of which are the Treaty on Eternal Friendship between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 15, 2000 and the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 17, 2018, the Declaration on Strengthening Eternal Friendship and Union between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 3, 2022, as well as the Declaration on Strengthening Eternal Friendship and Union between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 3, 2022, and the Declaration on Strengthening Eternal Friendship and Union between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 3, 2022, and the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 17, 2018.

Political contacts at the highest and high-level are carried out on a regular basis. The Presidents of the two countries have repeatedly exchanged official and working visits.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, there have been seven visits by the presidents of the two countries (January 1998, June 2000, March 2018, August 2018 and 2021, June 2022 and April 2024).

In 2018, important events took place in the relations between the two countries, which brought cooperation between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to a qualitatively new level.

In March 2018, the first state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Republic of Tajikistan took place, during which agreements were reached to settle almost all problematic issues of bilateral relations. Border issues were resolved, visa regime for up to 30 days for mutual travel of citizens of the two countries was abolished, bilateral transport and communication ties, including railroad ties, issues in the areas of security and defense, joint use of water and energy resources and strengthening of interregional ties were restored.

In August 2018, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan paid a return state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, which consolidated the agreements reached earlier. During this visit, a Strategic Partnership Treaty was signed, which brought the relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to a qualitatively new level of cooperation.

During the two state visits of the leaders of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, 53 bilateral documents were signed.

 The official visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Tajikistan in June 2021 and 36 documents signed during the visit contribute to the strengthening of relations of comprehensive cooperation and strategic partnership between the two states.

On June 2-3, 2022, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon paid an official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, within the framework of which the Declaration on Strengthening Eternal Friendship and Alliance between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan was signed. Within the framework of this visit, 15 documents were signed. During this visit, the heads of the two countries gave a start to the launch of the joint project of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the construction of two hydroelectric power plants in the basin of the Zarafshon River.

On April 18-19, 2024, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Tajikistan, during which a historic document - the Treaty on Allied Relations - was signed. A total of 28 bilateral documents were signed during the visit.     

The development of bilateral trade and economic cooperation remains a priority area of Tajik-Uzbek relations.

For the period January-November 2024, the volume of trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $531.8 million. In 2023, the volume of trade turnover between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan amounted to 504.3 million USD.

Issues of trade-economic and investment cooperation, interaction in the field of transport and other sectors of economy are considered within the framework of the work of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan established in 2002. Over the past period, 11 meetings of the Commission have been held, the last of which was held on March 12, 2024 in Dushanbe. 

An effective tool for promoting goods of both countries is the organization of trade fairs.

On April 18, 2024, in the framework of the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tajikistan, the Tajik-Uzbek Investment Forum was held, within the framework of which a regular meeting of the Business Council was held.  The forum was attended by 500 representatives of business circles, and it was noted that more than 370 joint ventures operate in the territory of the two countries.

The two sides continue to expand cooperation in such areas as culture, education, science, sports, tourism, as well as strengthening friendly exchanges between the media, scientific institutions, friendship societies, art and theater groups.

 A significant cultural event of 2017 was the holding of Days of Culture of Tajikistan in Uzbekistan.  In November 2019, the Days of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan were successfully held in the cities of Dushanbe, Tursunzade and Dangara district.  

From March 13 to 15, 2023, the First forum of rectors of higher education institutions of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan was held in the city of Dushanbe, following which about 30 documents on cooperation between higher education institutions were signed.

The Second forum of rectors of higher education institutions of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan was held in Samarkand on April 15-16, 2024.

On April 18, 2024, the Days of Culture of Uzbekistan with the participation of creative delegations of the two countries were held in Dushanbe within the framework of the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tajikistan. 

The two Governments continue to cooperate in the area of periodicals and book publishing in the Tajik and Uzbek languages.

Further deepening of interregional ties between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is of key importance.

Interregional cooperation between the Sughd and Khatlon provinces of Tajikistan and the Samarkand and Surkhandaryo provinces of Uzbekistan is developing positively.

In June 2021, the first Interregional Investment Forum was held in Bokhtar, Khatlon region of the Republic of Tajikistan, within the framework of which the issues of realization of joint initiatives, establishment of cooperation ties, mutual business missions and establishment of twinning ties were considered.

On April 18, 2024, agreements and road maps on cooperation were signed between Sughd region and Andijan, Namangan, Syrdarya, Fergana and Khorazm regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as between Khatlon region and Kashkadarya region within the framework of a high-level visit to Tajikistan.

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan successfully cooperate and coordinate their positions on the platforms of multilateral structures - UN, OSCE, CIS, SCO, ECO and CICA.

16.04.2025